Brigeda Bank, a founding member of Fox & Bank LLP, is a Certified Specialist in Family Law and has a wide breadth of experience in handling all aspects of family law, including complex business and financial transactions, child custody and support matters. Ms. Bank has been recognized as a Super Lawyers® for the past several years and is listed in Best Lawyers in America®. Ms. Bank is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, as well as a member of several professional organizations. To learn more about Ms. Bank’s expertise, please review her curriculum vitae below.
LEGAL CAREER HISTORY
FOX AND BANK LLP, 1999 to present
Walnut Creek, CA
Partner and founding member of Fox & Bank
LLP, a law firm specializing in all aspects of family law,
including divorce, domestic partnership dissolution, pre-and
post-marital agreements, child custody, child support, spousal
support and property issues. Practice areas include family
law collaborative practice, consultation and litigation.
FRIEDMAN, ROSS & HERSH, 1995 -1999
San Francisco, CA
Senior Associate attorney in a San Francisco law firm that
specialized in family law and civil litigation. Managed a variety
of complex family law cases involving a range of issues, including
complicated property issues, high-conflict custody cases, and
support issues with unusual financial and investment components.
COMMUNITY LAW CENTER, 1991-1995
Oakland, CA
Staff Attorney in a private nonprofit law firm that specialized
in family law and probate matters for low income families.
NEVADA STATE SUPREME COURT, 1990-1991
Carson City, NV
Supreme Court Clerk for the Honorable Justice Cliff Young
of the Nevada State Supreme Court.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Listed in Best Lawyers in America®: 2008-2010
Listed in Northern California Super Lawyers®: 2004-2010
Listed in Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers®: 2006-2009
Listed in Top 50 Women Northern California Super Lawyers®: 2005-2010
Named One of San Francisco’s Best Lawyers: 2009
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEE WORK
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
• Member, Northern California Board of Managers, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
• Northern California Symposium Chair, 2005
• Co-Head, AAML East Bay Mentoring Program 2009 to Present.
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS)
• Director North, ACFLS, 2001-2002
• Member, ACFLS Board of Directors, 2000-2004
• Treasurer, ACFLS Board of Directors, 2002-2003
• Member, Amicus Committee, 2005-2008
Art in the Courthouse
• Committee Member 2007-2008
Collaborative Practice Group East Bay (CPEB)
• Member, Protocols Committee, 2007-2008
• Member, Social Committee 2009-2010
Collaborative Practice Group of Contra Costa County (CPGCC)
• Member, Judicial Liaison Committee, 2006
Collaborative Law Association of Contra Costa County (CLACC)
• Founding Member
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
California State Bar Association
• Member, Family Law Section
Contra Costa Bar Association
• Family Law Section
• Guest Editor, Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine, June 2002
Alameda County Bar Association
• Member, Family Law Section
Regularly serves as a Settlement Judge in San Francisco Superior Court
Law Center for Families (formerly the Community Law Center
and the Community Legal Aid Society of Alameda County)
• Member, Board of Directors, 1997-2000
